Sunday, March 31, 2013

Herbals: Kannabliss COUCHLOCK and Experience MD Premium 60x Kratom


Hello Friends!

Forgive me the fact that I don't have a timeline for today's post. During this headventure, we spent most of our time reveling in the delicious feelings and the inspired couch "lock"!

The evening started out simply enough. Saturday nights usually command a lowkey social hangout with my closest buds, and this weekend was no exception in that respect. One thing that changed was that I introduced a newbie to the Maeng Da powdered caps I reviewed in my last post. I'm happy to report that the newbie, after taking 4 caps, found herself enjoying the relaxing effects of some good Kratom. Unlike others in my crew, the newb is not well-versed in herbals, and doesn't have as much to fall back on for comparison. Watching her was fabulous though. What did she report?

After about half an hour, the Kratom had cured her headache pain, and had her melting into the couch. She experienced at least 2 good hours of a floppy, verge of getting drunk feeling coupled with a general feeling of goodness. I imagine that after she got home (she ended up staying rather late as she was just completely inspired to chill) she slept very well.

Once the newb had left, the more headventurous of us settled down with bottles of Kannabliss Couchlock. Following instructions, we downed our shots. Learning from a previous experience with Kannabliss MagnaHigh, we chose to take 1.5 bottles. While the dosage recommends you take one at a time, and no more than 3 a day, the two of us are above average sized people, so we upped the dose a bit.

Not long after, maybe 20 minutes, I felt the drink creeping into my veins. My body just turned into a blob... At least that's how I felt. Sitting on a computer chair without a backrest may not be the easiest thing to do for everyone. My partner claims he might be suffering the "anti-placebo" effect but he did find himself compelled to lay out on the couch. We did not feel much like watching anything complicated, so we stuck to the Howard Stern and Seth McFarlane cartoons.

Once it started hitting and settling in, I broke open the Experience MD 60x. A compact powder, clumpy smells very natural, almost like wet or decaying leaves. While I enjoy this smell in the autumn, it didn't make me very excited to taste it! I was hoping to have an epic experience, so this didn't deter me. Knowing that it was something that needed a strong flavored chaser, I decided to follow it with a very tart strawberry lemonade.

We chose different tactics to take our 1.5g doses. We also took some of the Maeng Da pills we gave the newbie. My partner decided to parachute the powder. I tried to mix it into my lemonade. Unfortunately, we both had issues "choking" it down because of the taste. Lots more fluids helped wash it down, and it wasn't too hard to wash out the flavor.
As the Kratom hit, I melted even more. I had the sensation that I was barely breathing. Everything felt relaxed and heavy in a very good way. Soon it was time to lay down and roll with it for the partner, and I followed maybe an hour and a half later.

While it was a pleasant experience, it wasn't exactly what I was thinking I was about to feel. Retrospectively, it makes sense, but at the time, I suppose I felt a bit disappointed. One thing that happened this time was that the relaxing, sleepy, stupefying feeling has lasted through the next day. Set us up for a lazy weekend full of naps, which was a heavily enjoyed experience.

Pros:
Depth and breadth of the sensations was wonderful
Quick acting
Decent bang for the buck
Long duration of pleasant effects

Cons:
Taste, I recommend getting a capsule machine if you're not very used to the taste of Kratom
Not necessarily as intense as advertised for some people
Length of duration can be an obstacle
Heavy hangover type symptoms

Nods? maybe 3.5 nods out of 5

I might try it again in a different mix, or taking all 3g personally.

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Herbals: GUCI Maeng Da Kratom




Herbal Supplement: GUCI Maeng Da Powder Kratom Capsules, Undefined Incense
Dose: 4-6 capsules

After a couple hours of enjoying an undefined incense, I decided to kick back, relax, and nom a few capsules of kratom.
Previous experiences with the plant have been through tame dosing via e-cig. I suppose I'm a relative novice, but I enjoy a headventure or three.

5:22pm~ Read the instructions and everything, chose to start with the swallowing of 4 capsules. I'm surprised to find that the caps are pretty big, and the bag has a powder residue that gets on your fingers. If you're getting caps so you can swallow them without tasting the Kratom, be ready with a strong chaser anyway. Keeping it simple, I filled my mouth with water and tilted back to drop in the pills. They went easy enough.
5:41pm~ The change in body high is distinct and sudden. I was feeling a bit chill when I looked up and found my head floating. 
5:53pm~ Considering adding the rest of the max dose just for the curiosity of it. By now, my tongue is sort of numb, and sounds are of a sharper cadence. Visual focus is a little shaky. Decided to wait on adding after a couple minutes go by and things are still climbing.
6:05pm~ My eyeballs feel numb. Drinking a soda feels like almost nothing. Vision is very shaky upon movement side to side. Added 2 caps to make it to the full dose of 6caps per 12 hours.
6:48pm~ After enjoying everything, I found myself falling into a plateau state much like a DXM trip. The difference here was that there was no rise back up. I settled into a steady state of mellow, relaxed, detached from the body type of feeling. 

I found myself relaxed and comfortable, but unable to sleep. I was not annoyed by this, but my napping partner was. After a while, we got up, and I found my body feeling fluid and relaxed. Most of my regular body pain was faded. The sensation was enjoyable.

After a bit, remember that Kratom is a potentiator, I decided to add more incense to the bowl, and let myself get swept into the aroma. This combo is VERY pleasant. It's basically a heavier headventure version of before. Feels amazing and tingly.

The only acute disappointment I feel is in the longevity of the experience. Most of the beneficial effects of Kratom faded by 2-3 hours in.

Pros:
Package has a lot of powder for the money
Easy swallow, quicker release than some
Very effective, can achieve plateaus
Pain relief
Happiness

Cons:
Package is dusty and may need chaser
Pills are rather large
Early fade, medium longevity

Overall? A worthwhile product. 
Four nods out of five!